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' WASHING MACHINE.

No. 402,783. Patented May 7, 1889.,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WVALLAOE TERRIFF, OF MOOREFIELD, ONTARIO, CANADA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,783, dated May 7, 1889. Application filed December '7, 1888- Serial No. 292,866. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM WVALLAUE TERRIFF, residing at-Moorefield, in the county of Wellington, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in washing-machines; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a washing-machine provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing therubber raised. Fig. 3 is a central vertical transverse section, and Fig. 4 is a detail longitudinal vertical section.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates a suds-box or tub supported on legs B at the desired height, and having a semicircular bottom, O, and having the transverse wash-board or rubbing-ribs D on the upper side of said bottom. The tub or suds-box is further provided, near one end,with the rollers E, which are journaled between the sides of the same and facilitate the passage of the clothes to the wringer.

F designates a cross-bar, which is secured beneath the tub, and has its ends projecting beyond the sides of the same, as shown. On the said projecting ends of this cross-bar I pivot the lower ends of the supporting-arms G, which are provided at their upper ends with the lateral projections H, which fit in notches I in the upper edges of the sides of the tub, and are provided at their extremities with the cylindrical pins J, upon which the rubber reciprocates, as will be presently specified. The projections H are held in the notches I by means of the buttons K, which are pivoted on the upper edges of the sides of the tub, and are adapted to be turned over the projections.

The reciprocating rubber comprises the conveX rubbing portion L and the standards M, projecting upward from the sides of the same, and provided with longitudinal slots N, as shown. These slots N receive the pivot-pins J on the ends of the projections H, and the rubber is thereby supported on the said pins, and at the same time is allowed to adjust itself vertically to the quantity of clothes in the tub. In order that the rubber may be at all times in contact with the clothes and-exert a pressure thereon, I provide the springs O, which have their upper ends secured to the standards M and their lower ends secured to the projections H.

To the sides of the tub, at the end of the same, I pivot the vibrating standards P,Which are connected at their upper ends by a crossbar, Q, on which are fulcrumed the levers R R, the inner ends of said levers being connected to the upper ends of the standards M, and the outer ends of said levers being connected bya cross bar or handle, S. The lower ends of the swinging standards Pare provided with a series of transverse perforations, T, through any one of which the pivotpins are passed into the sides of the tub, so that the said standards can be adjusted to the desired height.

In practice, when it is desired to place the clothes in the tub, the rubber is swung into a nearly-vertical position at one end of the tub, as shown in Fig. 2, after which the clothes are placed in the tub, and the rubber is then again restored to its normal position over the clothes, as will be readily understood. The handle S is then reciprocated so as to operate the rubber, thereby cleansing the clothes. When the washing has. been completed, the rubber is then turned to the position shown in Fig. 2. A wringer is then secured to the end of the tub, and the clothes passed from the tub through the wringer in the usual manner. As the clothes pass from the tub, they will run over the rollers L, which will turn under the clothes, thereby preventing them being caught in any sharp angles and torn. The buttons K, when turned over the projections H, prevent the said projections notches in the sides of the tub, and thereby hold the rubber to its work. WVhen it is desired to raise the rubber, the buttons are turned so as to permit the said projections rising from the notches, and the supporting-arms O are then swung toward the end of the tub,

as will be readily understood.

It will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple washing-machine by which the rubber will be always rising from the,

in contact with the clothes, and in which the clothes Will be effectually cleaned in a comparatively short space of time, and by which the operator can exert more or less pressure on the clothes by simply pressing downward upon the handle to a greater or less extent, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the tub having notches I in the upper edges of its sides, the rubber arranged therein and having the standards M projecting upward from its sides and provided with longitudinal slots N, the supporting-arms having their lower ends pivoted to the bottom part of the tub and provided at their upper ends with lateral projections which rest in the notches I and enter the slots N, the swinging standards P, pivoted on the tub, and the levers supported by said swinging standards and having their inner ends pivoted to the upper ends of the standards M, as set forth.

2. The combination of the tub having the notches I, the rubber arranged therein and provided with the standards M, having the slots N, the transverse rod F, secured to the bottom of the tub, the supporting-arms G, pivotally mounted at their lower ends on the said rod F, and provided at their upper ends with projections I-I, resting in the notches I and entering the slots N, the springs O, secured to the standards M and the projections II, the buttons K, pivoted on the tub and adapted to be turned over the projections H, the swinging standards P on the tub, and the levers support-ed thereby and having their inner ends pivoted to the upper ends of the standards M, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

\VILLIAM WALLACE TERRIFF.

\Vitnesses:

SIMON M CLENNAN, OSCAR U. MCMICKING. 

